We have at times struggled to get the ball inside 50 at all this year, where our problem on Friday night was capitalising when we did in fact go inside.
Inside 50's over the last 3 weeks has seen us steadily improve
Rd 16 - StK 38 Col 43
Rd 17 - StK 43 Haw 52
Rd 18 - StK 52 Ess 45
Personally I'd much rather know Ross is working on the problem we had against Essendon, than returning to the problems we had earlier in the season (and against Collingwood) where we struggled to get in there at all.
What problem would you rather have?
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Multiple targets, K. That, together with intense effort, are the missing pieces.
How many times against Essendon did we bomb to a cluster of six or seven players with the blonde guy two deep in there somewhere.
Were we ignoring Lynch, Kosi, or Milne? Or were they not playing smart?
How many times against Essendon did we bomb to a cluster of six or seven players with the blonde guy two deep in there somewhere.
Were we ignoring Lynch, Kosi, or Milne? Or were they not playing smart?
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Or were the Bombers putting so much [perceived] pressure on our entries that our guys were being rushed into making bad decisions and going for the obvious target as opposed to the best one?Thinline wrote:Multiple targets, K. That, together with intense effort, are the missing pieces.
How many times against Essendon did we bomb to a cluster of six or seven players with the blonde guy two deep in there somewhere.
Were we ignoring Lynch, Kosi, or Milne? Or were they not playing smart?
The intensity needs to lift, but the quality of the delivery does as well.
For the record, some of our worst delivers of the ball were Joey and Gram who had most of their F50 entries rebound.
Much better uses of the ball inside 50 were Roo and Goddard, both had minimal rebounds.
Roo needs to play higher up the ground, and everything should correct itself IMO. He can is a good user of the ball and can nail some passes to those guys you mentioned, and also kick a few himself if the opportunity presents.
For the record, some of our worst delivers of the ball were Joey and Gram who had most of their F50 entries rebound.
Much better uses of the ball inside 50 were Roo and Goddard, both had minimal rebounds.
Roo needs to play higher up the ground, and everything should correct itself IMO. He can is a good user of the ball and can nail some passes to those guys you mentioned, and also kick a few himself if the opportunity presents.
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Criticising our team members?Bernard Shakey wrote:I'd like to see someone stand up and convert those inside 50s. Not naming anyone, but.....
Very poor effort, Bernard.
They are not deliberately missing.
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They are not even getting hold of the ball, stalker.Milan Faletic wrote:Criticising our team members?Bernard Shakey wrote:I'd like to see someone stand up and convert those inside 50s. Not naming anyone, but.....
Very poor effort, Bernard.
They are not deliberately missing.
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That is quite offensive, Bernard.Bernard Shakey wrote:They are not even getting hold of the ball, stalker.Milan Faletic wrote:Criticising our team members?Bernard Shakey wrote:I'd like to see someone stand up and convert those inside 50s. Not naming anyone, but.....
Very poor effort, Bernard.
They are not deliberately missing.
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